I haven't posted since last month, yikes!
Knitting and what-not is still happening, though I've been very busy with things unrelated to having fun with fiber.
I haven't started any new doilies yet.
My travel shawl is still growing. I'm on the second (and final) ball of yarn.
I'm not sure how much of it will get used as I finish up the actual pattern. Then, once the pattern (as written) is finished, and if there is yarn left, I'll need to decide what to do.
I could grow the pattern a bit more -- add another band or two in the same style.
I could add a sideways-knit lace border.
Or, if there's enough yarn left, call it good, and then make a pair of socks or fingerless mitts.
I have no idea how large the shawl will be once it's blocked. It's kind of a weird little shoulder-sized poncho thing at the moment.
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My sweater has had close to zero progress since the last time I wrote about it. Hopefully I'll return to it soon since I'd like to get it done.
No pics, because what's the point?
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I have started a new project, though! It's a crocheted baby blanket. A friend of mine ended up with a stash of acrylic baby yarn, and asked all of us if we'd like to take some yarn to make baby blankets. The blankets are destined for a local shelter that serves women with children.
I'm holding two yarns together. One is something like Woolease, mostly acrylic with a bit of wool, in white with a bit of mylar. I can't resist the sparkles. The other is some skinny boucle-ish thing in shades of green and yellow.
I'm doing a very simple pattern. Chain a likely number of stitches. Then, all rows are dc, ch1, with the dc going into the space of the ch1 of the previous row. Once the blanket is roughly square, I'll probably do a round or two of dc for the edging, estimating how many dcs will be needed so that nothing ruffles or binds, and then maybe a round of crab stitch to finish off. If I'm feeling it, I'll switch to a different yarn for the edging -- that same boucle yarn but in yellow rather than green-and-yellow.
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I went to the first local fiber fair of the season this month. I hadn't intended to buy anything, but, well, 4 ounces of a pretty gray Romeldale roving followed me home. It's a blend from several different sheep, white and dark, which overall reads as a medium gray.
I guess I'll need to drag out a spinning wheel and do some spinning in order to keep my fiber stash at steady state or better!
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So there's my relatively meager progress report for the past month or so.
